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Daily Archives: October 18, 2016

Civic Charter launched to curb transgressions of human, civil rights

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Civil society and human rights activists launched the Civic Charter – a global framework for people’s participation – at a press conference held at the Karachi Press Club on Monday afternoon. Speakers said the charter had been prepared after a global process involving international human rights organisations such as Amnesty International and Civicus. The programme […]


‘Pakistan to launch remote sensing satellite in 2018’

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KARACHI: The country is all set to launch its first remote sensing satellite, which is currently in development stages, in 2018, said Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) chairperson Qaiser Anees Khurram on Monday. He was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of World Space Week organised by Suparco at National Centre for Remote Sensing […]


Arrest warrant for ARY’s Salman Iqbal restored

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Court dismisses petition for his non-appearance; earlier his warrants were issued for not appearing in court ISLAMABAD: Justice Athar Minallah of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) here Monday dismissed ARY CEO Salman Iqbal’s petition for non-prosecution that he had filed against his warrants of arrest. Salman Iqbal’s name was called twice by the court but […]


Notices to 72 cable operators for excessive foreign content

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Monday issued show-cause notices to 72 cable TV operators in the Lahore region for showing excessive foreign content during the last two days after expiry of the deadline, Oct 15. Pemra had announced on Aug 31 that strict action would be taken against the channels airing […]